Alain Touwaide - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Degrees (all Summa cum laude)
1975, University of Louvain (Belgium), BA Classics
1978, University of Louvain (Belgium), MA Oriental Studies
1981, University of Louvain (Belgium), Ph.D. Classics
1997, University of Toulouse (France), Qualification to direct research programs
Languages
Mother tongue: French
Fluent: English, Italian, Spanish
Reading: Catalan, Dutch, Flemish, German, Portuguese
Ancient languages: Greek and Latin (classical and medieval), Arabic (classical)
Recent positions and appointments
2007- current, Scientific Director, Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions, Washington, DC, USA
2007-2011, Historian of Sciences, Department of Botany, NMNH, SI, Washington, DC, USA
2005-2007, Scientific Program Administrator, Department of Botany, NMNH, SI, Washington, DC, USA
2002-2004, Scholar in Residence, National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, USA
2000-2001, Rockefeller Foundation Fellow, History of Science, University of Oklahoma, OK, USA
1999-2000, Research Fellow, Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard University, Washington, DC, USA
1997-1999, Visiting Professor in Humanities, National Foundation for Scientific Research, Madrid, Spain
1995-1996, Research Fellow, Italian Institute for Philosophical Studies, Naples, Italy
1993-1994, Visiting Professor, Department of History of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, Spain
Professional service (major elective functions)
2011-current, Vice-President, Toxicology History Association
2008-2012, Vice-President, International Society for the History of Medicine
2008-2010, Immediate Past-President, International Association for the History of Nephrology
2008-2009, Immediate Past President, Washington Academy of Sciences
2007-2008, President, Washington Academy of Sciences
2005-2008, President, International Association for the History of Nephrology
2006-2008, General Secretary, International Society for the History of Medicine
Prizes
2019, Edward Kremers Award, The American Institute for the History of Pharmacy (AIHP)
2008, Medal for Achievement in Scientific Research, University of Messina, Italy
2003, Award for Achievement in Behavioral and Social Sciences, Washington Academy of Sciences
1999, First Prize. Annual Contest, Academy of Letters and Fine Arts, Belgium
1997, Triennial De Jonckheere Prize for the History of Medicine, Academy of Medicine, Belgium
1977, First Prize. National Contest for Travel Grants, Ministry of Education, Belgium
1975, First Prize. National Contest for the Best Degree Thesis, Ministry of Education, Belgium
Honors: election as Fellow of
2012, Accademia di Storia dell'Arte Sanitaria, Rome, Italy
2011, Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK
2008, American Association for the Advancement of Science, History and Philosophy of Science, USA
2003, Washington Academy of Sciences
1997, Linnean Society of London, UK
1991, International Academy for the History of Pharmacy, Den Hague, Netherlands
Publications
400+ publications, including 7 books (5 co-authored); co-editing and editing of 6 books; 170 entries in encyclopedias and dictionaries; 120+ papers in co-authored books, peer-reviewed journals, and proceedings of international conferences.
